Comments by "Craxin01" (@Craxin01) on "Bernie: NOT Voting Biden is "Irresponsible," Distances from Staffer" video.

There's a simpler explanation here than his supporters are suffering cognitive dissonance. They weren't actually supporters. They liked him because he was saying things they already believed in, so they invested in him their hopes and dreams for what the system should look like. The very instant he pulls away from that lofty ideology, even a tiny bit, then he's persona non grata. This is the problem with being "woke." Everything is ideologically driven and reality is thrown away. No ideology is true, only reality is, and the reality is that he never had a chance to win, not in this country. He was too ideological and he scared the majority of people.
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